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Johnny Hallyday: Shake The Hands Of A Fool (2-LP)

2-LP-180g Set, gatefold sleeve plus booklet, 21 tracks

• Bear Family's tribute to the legendary French Rock 'n' Roll performer.
• 21 recordings from his 1962 Nashville sessions, produced by Shelby Singleton.
• Backed by the cream of Nashville studio cats.
• Re-mastered from copies of the original tapes for best possible audio quality.
• Exclusive 180gram vinyl-only release including two songs that first appeared on a rare 1990 Bear Family LP album.
• Gatefold sleeve with previously unseen 1962 photos from Margie Singleton's private collection.
• Inserted multi-page booklet with xtensive liner notes by Martin Hawkins.

Johnny Hallyday was born on June 15, 1943 in Belgium, and after leaving his birth country resided in Switzerland, California and eventually settled in France. While in his teens Johnny discovered rock ‘n’ roll music, became a performer and eventually the public bestowed upon him the title of 'French Elvis'. Sadly Johnny Hallyday died on 5 December 2017 aged 74, and more than a million people lined the Champs Elysees in Paris to pay homage, while a parade of around 700 bikers lent a rock ’n’ roll tribute alongside the solemn cortege.

With such a large public acknowledgement to the man it is only fitting that we at Bear Family Records should offer a tribute to the legendary performer. This double album focusses on then 19 year old Johnny’s American recordings when he recorded three sessions in Nashville, on February 20, 21, and May 21, 1962, all of which were produced by Shelby Singleton. The sessions further benefited from the hiring of the cream of Music Cities session instrumentalists. The resulting recordings with numerous session men in attendance had the sound supplementary augmented and made fuller from the inclusion of; sympathetic session singers, saxophone, piano and harmonica being the instrument of the times was with subtlety used on many of the recordings.

This double album presents a young melodious rocker giving his interpretation in English of former hit records with prime examples being from Rhythm 'n' Blues: I Got A Woman, Rock 'n' Roll: Be Bop A Lula, Feel So Fine, Teenage Rocker: You're Sixteen, Hallo Mary Lou and the evergreen multi genre encompassing Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home. Producer Shelby Singleton’s wife Margie penned and offered to Johnny an infectious original song Shake The Hand Of A Fool, which is a middle tempo rocker with a subtle infusion of rock ‘n’ roll and country blended together ''c'est très bien''. The plaintive flip side ballad Hold Back The Sun had previously recorded in French by Johnny under the title of Retiens La Nuit. The song was a co-write song from fellow Frenchman Georges Garvarentz and Charles Aznavour. Naturally Johnny’s version was far from tremulous and his melancholy vocal has the direction towards the youth market and he makes this song his own. Prior to a 1990 Bear Family album King For Tonight (Queen For Tonight for British singer Helen Shapiro) and a great cover of Benny Joy’s unissued I Need A Whole Lotta You, languished in the tape vaults, and one can wonder why such vibrant songs were never issued.

As is the case with many home-grown rockers only a few managed to competently compete with their American idols albeit within their own homeland, and you can include Johnny Hallyday alongside Cliff Richard, Billy Fury or Ted Herold with this testament. These songs although eagerly snapped up by the French public, were sadly virtually unknown in other countries. This tribute to Johnny Hallyday not only offers an insight into the American sessions it offers an opportunity for new ears to discover this wonderful and engaging musician and should help to regress this unevenness of his fan base.

As always with Bear Family you will hear the best possible sound from our products, and our albums are full of rare and often previously unavailable photographs, and t

he informative sleeve notes from writer Martin Hawkins will enrich your knowledge of Johnny Hallyday.
À la douce mémoire de Johnny Hallyday.
Mark Armstrong, January 2018

Article properties: Johnny Hallyday: Shake The Hands Of A Fool (2-LP)

Interpret: Johnny Hallyday
Album titlle: Shake The Hands Of A Fool (2-LP)
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Label Bear Family Records
Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Mint (M)
Vinyl weight 180g Vinyl
Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
Preiscode BAF2
Artikelart LP
EAN: 5397102180422
weight in Kg 0.35

Hallyday, Johnny - Shake The Hands Of A Fool (2-LP) LP 1
01	Shake The Hand Of A Fool	Johnny Hallyday
02	Blueberry Hill	Johnny Hallyday
03	Hello Mary Lou	Johnny Hallyday
04	Feel So Fine	Johnny Hallyday
05	Take Good Care Of My Baby	Johnny Hallyday
06	Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home	Johnny Hallyday
07	I Got A Woman	Johnny Hallyday
08	Be Bop A Lula	Johnny Hallyday
09	You're Sixteen	Johnny Hallyday
10	Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On	Johnny Hallyday

Hallyday, Johnny - Shake The Hands Of A Fool (2-LP) LP 2
01	Maybellene	Johnny Hallyday
02	Diana	Johnny Hallyday
03	Tender Years	Johnny Hallyday
04	Hold Back The Sun	Johnny Hallyday
05	Garden Of Love	Johnny Hallyday
06	Hound Dog	Johnny Hallyday
07	Caravan Of Lonely Men	Johnny Hallyday
08	Hey Little Girl	Johnny Hallyday
09	King For Tonight	Johnny Hallyday
10	I Need A Whole Lotta You	Johnny Hallyday
11	Serre la main d'un fou	Bonus Track

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From: Falko On: 17 Dec 2019

Großartige Veröffentlichung

Bemerkenswerter Künstler,hervorragende Tonqualität , tolles Booklet

From: BF Presse On: 17 Jun 2018

Bestmögliche Tonqualität!

Good Times 3/2018 "Das norddeutsche Plattenlabel hat wieder einmal tief in der Raritätenkiste gegraben. Fast überflüssig zu erwähnen, dass auch hier für die bestmögliche Tonqualität gesorgt wurde."

From: BFPresse On: 30 Apr 2018

Überwältigend!

Überwältigend!
Ja, das ist genau das Adjektiv, mit dem man enden sollte, wenn man „Shake The Hand Of A Fool – The 1962 Nashville Sessions“ von JOHNNY HALLYDAY bespricht!
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From: Pascal On: 19 Apr 2018

Shake The Hands Of A Fool

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